raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2809

Familial recurrent peripheral facial palsy

Synonyms: Familial recurrent Bell palsy

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Status
active

A rare peripheral neuropathy characterized by an acute onset of unilateral facial muscle weakness with Bell's phenomenon. It is non-progressive, resolves spontaneously, and it might be recurrent with no obvious precipitating factors.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFamilial recurrent peripheral facial palsyFamilial recurrent Bell palsy
frParalysie faciale périphérique récurrente familialeParalysie de Bell récurrente familiale
deFazialisparese, periphere rekurrente, familiäre FormGesichtslähmung, familiäre rekurrente
esParálisis facial periférica familiar recurrenteParálisis familiar recurrente de Bell
itParalisi facciale periferica ricorrente familiare
nlFamiliale recurrente perifere facialisparalyseFamiliale recurrente perifere aangezichtsverlamming van Bell
ptParalisia facial periférica recorrente familiarParalisia familiar recorrente de Bell
plRodzinne nawracające obwodowe porażenie twarzyRodzinne nawracające porażenie twarzy Bella
csFamiliární rekurentní periferní obrna= en
ukСімейний рецидивуючий периферичний параліч обличчяСімейний рецидивуючий параліч Белла
zh家族性复发性外周性面瘫家族性复发性贝尔麻痹
trAilesel tekrarlayan periferik yüz felciAilesel tekrarlayan Bell felci

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM134200Evalidated
ICD-10G51.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118B88.0NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0007592Evalidated
MeSHC565028Evalidated
UMLSC1851399Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0005.6 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated38435234[PMID]_ORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card